bright lights, big party
by
CARSON GRIFFITH
Guns N’ Poses British rocker Jamie Hince and Ageless Axl Rose Kill In NYC
Tracey Doyle and Brad Goreski
Batsheva Eadan
Shirley Muland
Rose McGowan
Taylor Momsen Sean Avery
Rebecca Iannacone and Abi Schwinck
Cory Kennedy
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here’s a great divide in the world of music and fashion: Those who understand why Kate Moss married Jamie Hince, the scruffy English guitarist for The Kills, and those who find themselves scratching their heads at the somewhat aesthetically mismatched couple. Until, that is, he takes the stage. The lip-curling, the devil-without-a-care ensemble, the master guitar-twirling: Who says there are no rock-and-roll s tars anymore? I witnessed this first-hand at the DeLéon Tequila fashion week kick-off event, part of their Rock Lounge series, close enough that the spotlight on the makeshift stage where the piano normally stands in the Top of the Standard reflected off Alison Mosshart’s ombre hair. To every little girl who ever wanted to be Kate Moss, (or any fashion-forward embattled supermodel), Hince became a household name in the second most famous wedding in 2011 involving a woman named “Kate.” But for those who have never blasted “Heart is a Beating Drum” around their room and sung along with band-mate Alison Mosshart, Hince became the name on everyone’s lips this past February when the musical duo appeared at a handful of the hottest parties. Starting with the first night of New York Fashion Week. In true rock-star fashion, the band kept the increasingly star-studded crowd waiting for their performance. Zoe Kravitz and boyfriend Penn Badgley waited patiently at stage right, dancing together before the band even began their warm-up, and Alexander Skarsgaard was a gentleman as nearly identical-looking female fans swapped places at the front of the bar to chat with him over and over again. When Mosshart and Hince finally did hit the stage, the deafening roar was as if the city of New York really had worshiped them since day one. Alexandra Richards head-banged in a corner with friends, and Lindsay Lohan, complete with an entire entourage, had slipped by in a huge hat to a back booth, where she seemed nearly oblivious to the fact there was indeed a band playing in the front of the room. Also obscured from the band’s view were Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis. Sudeikis Getting some relief from the pulsating crowd in front, I saw the normally private couple, clad in casual clothes, lean in for a kiss, as Wilde kept her hand sweetly clamped on Sudeikis’ thigh. A song off the band’s most recent album, “Blood Pressures,” acted as the soundtrack to their three-month romance. The Kills would pop-up repeatedly throughout the next week—hosting a Lovecat Magazine party in the Gallery of the Dream Hotel, at the Vs. Magazine party in the Electric Room, and even performing at the Marc Jacobs private dinner after his show, but this night left every music-savvy party-goer wondering: “What’s there to come that will top this?”
©PATRICKMCMULLAN
Guns N’ Roses